The 2010-11 fall season for high school sports begins the 26th year of the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team. The names of 5,188 student-athletes appear on these pages. For the 2009-10 school year, about 15,000 All-Academic Team certificates were awarded among the approximately 165,000 high school students in the San Diego Section.

The All-Academic Team honors juniors and seniors who participated in a California Interscholastic Federation-approved varsity sport and maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

Marks above 4.0 reflect grades from honors classes weighted on a 5.0 scale. Some school districts make more 5.0 classes available than others.

The Union-Tribune and county Office of Education invited all San Diego Section schools to participate. The names and GPAs printed here were taken from information provided by the schools.

On Tuesday, the Union-Tribune will announce its Captains and First Team choices for the fall sports. The Captain’s plaque is symbolic of each sport’s Student-Athlete of the Year.

Questions about the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team can be directed to Jess Kearney, deputy sports editor at jess.kearney@uniontrib.com or (619) 293-1367.